Walmart says it will kill plans to build 3 new stores if DC wage bill passes

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Obviously their competition in DC did or they would not have sicked the city council on them while getting exempted from the very law that they say is needed.

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman

I've noticed, in terms of prices, Wal-Mart is generally cheaper, though other stores often have sales that push certain products cheaper than or comparable to Wal-Mart.

The problem with "sale" shopping is that the savings on the sale items must exceed the fuel/time required to shop several stores.

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman

The problem with "sale" shopping is that the savings on the sale items must exceed the fuel/time required to shop several stores.

Sure. I'm fortunate to have several stores in walking distance so it's not a large concern of mine, but I can see how Wal-Mart blanket prices would be economically advantageous even if certain things are cheaper elsewhere at the time.

Do you have a time machine? What good are price differences from spring 2011?

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” ― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman

It happens in right to work states. Unions are barred from negotiating a closed shop. That is anti freedom and dictates contract terms.

equally anti freedom is the law which forbids employers from forbidding a union. If you want to trade unions being able to refuse to participate unless they control everyone for employers being able to refuse to participate unless unions control no one as the starting position for each I'd go along with that. Otherwise, let us implement right to work so that both sides are equally yoked.